The Agbiotech Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 11, November, 1995

The Agbiotech Bulletin Volume 4 Issue 11 November 1996 Published by\nAG-WEST BIOTECH INC. Code Number: NL96022 Sizes of Files: Text: 52.6K\nGraphics: No associated graphics files Ag-West to Focus on\nCommercialization "Commercialization is the key challenge facing the\nagbiotech industry in Saskatchewan," according to Dr. William Riley,\nPresident of Ag-West Biotech. In his address to the company's 6th\nAnnual General Meeting, Riley stated that Saskatoon's agbiotech\nresearch sector has reached critical mass for self- sustaining growth.\n"There are now enough companies and public institutions gathered here\nto foster the exchange of ideas and resources that will stabilize our\nindustry and provide the base for its further growth." Current Issues\nin Intellectual Property Rights: A Public Sector Perspective (This is\nthe second in a series of articles on key Intellectual Property Rights\nissues.) The key function of intellectual property (IP) rights is to\nencourage investment in the development of new technologies and ensure\ntheir dissemination. This is most applicable to private enterprise, but\nis becoming increasingly significant in the public sector as\nproprietary technologies are used as a means to generate research\nfunding. News Alliances Key to NRC Vision: Carty Business, academic,\nand government and community alliances are the key to driving economic\ndevelopment through innovation into the next century, according to Dr.\nArthur Carty, President of Canada's National Research Council. Carty\nwas speaking on "NRC's Vision to 2001" at an agbiotech networking\nluncheon presented by the Regional Economic Development Authority in\nSaskatoon. Saskatchewan Researchers Participate in Microcosm Validation\nProject Soil microbiologist Jim Germida reports that the University of\nSaskatchewan is cooperating in a series of small-scale experimental\nfield tests of a genetically engineered microorganism, Pseudomonas\naureofaciens. The purpose of the tests is to examine the ability of a\nsimple laboratory procedure to accurately predict the survival of a\nmicroorganism in the field. Essay Contest Proves Popular The Agbiotech\nEssay Contest sponsored by Ag-West Biotech has proved popular with\nGrade 12 Saskatchewan students. More than 100 students entered an essay\non the topic of "Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Our Future." Philom\nBios Takes Over Marketing Role Philom Bios Inc. of Saskatoon has\nassumed all responsibility for the marketing of Provide, N-prove, and\nTandem, its biological products line. The marketing of these products\nwas previously handled by DowElanco Canada Inc. Flax Council Funds\nResearch Canadian flax growers could reap the benefits from results of\na three-year project looking at simple changes in management practices\nto improve production. The Flax Council of Canada is providing the\nprimary funds for a Matching Investment Initiative project at the\nAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Brandon Research Centre that\ncould lead to increases in flax yield through improvements in\nfertilizer management and weed control. Ginseng Cloning Opens Door to\nCrop Improvement New Developments in Animal Biotech Scientists at the\nDairy and Swine Research Centre at Lennoxville, Quebec are using a new\nprocess called microsatellite technology to mark genes responsible for\ndesirable traits such as growth rate and carcass quality. Transgenic\nPapaya Two lines of genetically-engineered papaya that are resistant to\npapaya ringspot virus (PRSV) have been introduced by Cornell University\nand the University of Hawaii. New Fermentation Facility at N.C. State\nN.C. State University (NCSU) has set up a new $270,000 fermentation\nfacility, complete with a 150-liter industrial fermenter, that will\nenable scientists to produce large amounts of biological substances\nneeded to advance several biotech projects. Brewing and Biotechnology\nAustralian scientists have identified genes in barley which can control\nqualities of beer such as haziness. The scientists have identified\ngenes that prevent barley from making tannins, the major cause of haze,\nand have improved a gene transfer mechanism into barley. Regulatory\nEnvironment Canada at Odds with Status Quo According to an article by\nJim Romahn in Manitoba Cooperator, Environment Canada and its Minister\nSergio Marchi are refusing to go along with the federal cabinet, which\nsupports the status quo with regard to regulating products of\nbiotechnology. New Cost Recovery Fees Detailed New fees covering\nproduct registrations, product approvals, and other regulatory services\nprovided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to feed and\nfertilizer manufacturers are in effect. Food Inspection Agency\nLegislation Introduced New legislation to create the Canadian Food\nInspection Agency has been introduced in the House of Commons by Ralph\nGoodale, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Canada Accedes\nto Budapest Patent Treaty Canada has joined the Budapest Treaty on the\nInternational Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the\nPurpose of Patent Procedure. Legal Notes Patent for Roundup-Resistant\nCorn Patent on Herbicide-Tolerant Plants Events Formulation of\nBiocontrol Products Quantitative Genetics and Biotech Trends\nAccumulation of Trace Elements Studied Trace elements occur naturally\nin all soils. They are taken up by plants to varying degrees and can\nultimately affect human health. New Materials for Environmental Control\nGlass has been used for more than a century to build controlled\nenvironments for horticulture. Growers are now adding a variety of new\nlow-cost materials and techniques to extend environmental controls,\nincluding controls on temperature, moisture, weeds, and pests.\nAlliances Incyte Pharmaceuticals/Monsanto Golden Harvest\nSeeds/Monsanto/DeKalb Calgene/Kirin Brewery Co TechTransfer Gene Makes\nAspens Red Bioreactor Licensed Finance Crop Development Centre Good\nMoney in Transgenic Cotton Issues Controversial Tests Trace Adulterants\nin Fruit Juice US Organic Standards Exclude Biotech Draft\nXenotransplantation Guidelines Available Vermont BST Law Suspension\nRisks Associated with Satellite RNA Genetically-Modified Foods Targeted\nin Europe Resources Ernst & Young Biotech Reports Available\nCanadian Biotech Newsletter for US Market US Biotech Information\nOn-Line Antibody Purification Service New Publications on Biotech\nEthics People Watch College of Veterinary Medicine Pulse Crop\nDevelopment Board Alpha Chemical and Biomedical Saskatchewan Wheat Pool\nWe Welcome Your Input Credits

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